North Wexford (UK Parliament constituency)

North Wexford was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency in Ireland, returning one Member of Parliament from 1885 to 1922.

North Wexford
Former county constituency for the House of Commons
1885–1922
Seats	1
Created from	County Wexford
Replaced by	Wexford

Prior to 1885 the area was part of the County Wexford constituency. After 1922 the area was not represented in the UK Parliament.

Boundaries

This constituency comprised the northern part of County Wexford.

1885–1922: The baronies of Ballaghkeen North, Ballaghkeen South, Gorey, Scarawalsh and Shelmaliere East, that part of the barony of Bantry contained within the parishes of Chapel, Clonleigh, Clonmore, Killann, Killegny, Rossdroit, St. John's, St. Mullin's, Templeludigan and Templescoby, and that part of the barony of Shelmaliere West contained within the parish of Clonmore.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1885	John Redmond	Nationalist
	1892	Thomas Joseph Healy	Anti-Parnellite Nationalist
	1900	Thomas Esmonde	Nationalist
	1918	Roger Sweetman	Sinn Féin
1922		Constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1880s

1885 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Redmond	6,531	87.7
	Irish Conservative	James Stopford	917	12.3
Majority			5,614	75.4
Turnout			7,448	76.2
Registered electors			9,768
	Irish Parliamentary win (new seat)

1886 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	John Redmond	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,768
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1890s

By-election, 1892: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Joseph Healy	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,890
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary

1892 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Joseph Healy	5,723	86.9	N/A
	Irish Unionist	John Richard Magrath	859	13.1	New
Majority			4,864	73.8	N/A
Turnout			6,582	66.6	N/A
Registered electors			9,890
	Irish National Federation gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

1895 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish National Federation	Thomas Joseph Healy	4,689	85.6	−1.3
	Liberal Unionist	John Boursignot Falconer	786	14.4	+1.3
Majority			3,903	71.2	−2.6
Turnout			5,475	61.4	−5.2
Registered electors			8,913
	Irish National Federation hold		Swing	−1.3

Elections in the 1900s

1900 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Esmonde	2,823	71.0	−14.6
	Healyite Nationalist	Thomas Joseph Healy	1,153	29.0	New
Majority			1,670	42.0	−29.2
Turnout			3,976	43.3	−18.1
Registered electors			9,183
	Irish Parliamentary hold		Swing	N/A

1906 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Esmonde	Unopposed
Registered electors			9,010
	Irish Parliamentary hold

Elections in the 1910s

January 1910 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Esmonde	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,835
	Irish Parliamentary hold

December 1910 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Esmonde	Unopposed
Registered electors			8,835
	Irish Parliamentary hold

1918 general election: North Wexford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Sinn Féin	Roger Sweetman	10,162	58.6	New
	Irish Parliamentary	Thomas Esmonde	7,189	41.4	N/A
Majority			2,973	17.2	N/A
Turnout			17,351	75.4	N/A
Registered electors			23,022
	Sinn Féin gain from Irish Parliamentary		Swing	N/A

References

• The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), 2nd edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973)
• Walker, Brian M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801–1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.
• Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)